Great to see Ethan and Jenna racing!! Usually hate reality tv re-competitors, but am cheering for them HUGELY already. They have given so much after their wins to community and through his battle with cancer.

I could not agree more! And I am so not a fan of already been used players...but this is something special. He fought so hard, and she fought FOR him so hard, so I am thrilled to have them join the TAR family.

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"Our fans are pretty good. They don't give away too much. Sometimes people love dropping spoilers, but our fans are good. They tend to do it in such a way that doesn't ruin it for fans who don't want to know."--Phil Keoghan

I thought it was kind of cool when they brought in Alison Irwin from Big Brother 4 for The Amazing Race 5 with her bf who had beef with her from her performances on BB. But then the over did it when they had Rob/Amber and Jordan/Jeff on the race. I am definitely okay with Ethan and Jenna coming back though.

On the topic of celebrity casting that we like, I'm not usually a fan of people under 21 getting casted, but Zac actually did something other than make videos or say something stupid. From what I see so far, I like the cast.

So Ethan & Jenna are on the show! I'll be rooting for them -- Ethan because of his cancer and because he was one Survivor winner I liked, Jenna because I felt for her when she left Survivor All-Stars because she suspected (accurately) that her mother was dying and she felt she had to go home and see her mom while she still could. I wish them the best of luck!

I'm not usually a big fan of returnees to shows, but since its Ethan (my first Survivor winner, still my favorite to this day since his win was the reason I continued watching Survivor knowing the good guy CAN win) and Jenna (Wasn't a fan of her in Amazon, but still nice to see her again), I'll be rooting for them lots and lots! Heck, I even liked Rob/Amber on TAR. Plus, Zac seems cool if only for his achievement so I'll be pulling for him and his Dad as well.

This could turn out to be a great cast. I'm already liking Laurence & Zac, and Ethan & Jenna do have that 'beyond survivor' story that theschnauzers has mentioned which will no doubt appeal to more people than Rob & Amber. My speculation is that our missing 11th team is a M/M team as we only have 2 of the usual 3.

I had a feeling we were missing an M/M team. I just thought they would do better than 8th!

ETA: Prophet, I have to admit one of the things I've enjoyed about TAR since season 12 began is the addition of team colors. I think it adds a little to the visuals when looking at publicity photos and things. That said, I think you should keep the other young couple as purple.

Well I remember in TAR 17 Thomas wore a plain white shirt at the starting line while Jill wore a purple tank. The exact same case as in the airport photo of our mystery couple here. The thing I have realized is that a lot of times in the first leg teams will pose at the starting line in their team color and change to more racing appropriate clothes for the majority of the leg.

The unknown M/M team is in matching light blue shirts, matching khaki shorts, matching short brown hair. Judging by their shirts and backpacks, I'd say their team color is blue, but that color's already been taken.

I don't think the lady in the orange team is African-American.

As for the mystery color team, they have orange, blue, yellow, white, black, purple... I don't think they even know what team color they are.

Just a passing comment about team colors. In past seasons, we've had more than one shade of some colors, such as with blue, green, and red (e.g., pink). I'll let the folks with photos and on the scene take that reminder from there.

Several of us think this team looks very familiar...can anyone help? Don't know where I have seen them, but they sure look familiar.

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